Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade is officially set to move forward after a unanimous vote by the state’s Fish and ...

Florida approves first bear hunt in 10 years as population grows from 1,200 to 4,000, despite opposition from environmental ...

A bear hunt based on ‘stale’ population estimates risk ‘irreversible ecological loss,’ hunting opponents warn.

Sixty-eight bears will be permitted for harvest from 11 eastern panhandle counties, including Franklin, Leon and Wakulla; 18 bears from 12 Central Florida counties; 46 from five North Florida counties ...

Bear Warriors United filed a lawsuit Friday against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission over bear hunt ...

The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade takes place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife ...

Come December, Florida hunters will grab their rifles, put on their hunting caps and legally declare that it’s bear hunting ...

State wildlife officials say a regulated hunt is needed to manage the bear population. Opponents say the new rules will lead ...

Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted on Wednesday to host a proposed three-week ...

For the first time in a decade, Floridians will be legally allowed to hunt black bears in the state. The move was unanimously ...

Florida's bear population is estimated at 4,000 statewide. The last bear hunt in 2015 aimed to reduce the population by 320 in a week, but 304 bears were killed in just two days, leading to the ...

Between unregulated hunting and habitat loss, bear populations dwindled. By the 1970s, the Florida black bear had bottomed out with fewer than 500 bears left in the wild.